Childminder in Wirral

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 February 2018 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder has allowed her first-aid certificate to expire. She is currently in the process of undertaking the refresher training.  The provider has not developed a fully effective self-evaluation system to ensure she implements plans for improvements in good time.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is well qualified and uses her knowledge and previous experience to plan an exciting range of activities for children. She is generally well organised and coordinates with her co-childminder to ensure children's needs are met.  The childminder uses a range of techniques when teaching children. Books are a starting point for imaginative play and develop communication and memory skills. Children enjoy acting out the story, remember what comes next and identify things in the pictures. Her teaching has a positive effect on children's good progress.  The childminder works with children to help develop their skills to play cooperatively with their friends. They are starting to understand what is expected of them and respond to the positive atmosphere and clear boundaries. They show empathy to others when their friends have hurt themselves.  Parents are delighted with the service the childminder provides and say they are, 'More

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It has the following strengths

than impressed'. They describe the environment as wonderful and the childminder and her co-childminder as trustworthy and honest. They believe their children's good development can be attributed to the childminder's care and would highly recommend her to others.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 complete an appropriate first-aid course and maintain a full current paediatric first-aid certificate. 31/03/2018

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 develop a system to ensure plans for improvement are identified and effective action is taken.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a discussion about an activity with the childminder.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder and children. She looked at relevant documentation, such as children's records.  The inspector read all written testimonials from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder keeps herself up to date with changes in legislation and guidelines. However, her first-aid certificate has lapsed recently. There is minimal impact on children's welfare, as the childminder is already attending her refresher training. She takes the views of parents and children into consideration when planning improvements to her service. However, action planning is not secure enough to ensure mandatory training is undertaken within the required timescales. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of what would constitute a safeguarding concern and what she should do about any concerns she may have. Risk assessments are undertaken to identify and reduce risks. The co-childminder's dog occupies separate areas to children, in the house and in the garden. The childminder shares information with parents and other providers to gather a good understanding of children's abilities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder understands that everyday play can be adapted to expand children's understanding and skills. For example, children enjoy physical activities where they act out the story in a book or use role-play equipment to recreate family life. The childminder uses conversations to develop children's language and communication skills. She explains what is happening and uses songs to reinforce children's early speech. Effective questioning enables her to assess children's understanding even before they can speak. The childminder regularly assesses children's progress. She uses her observations of what children can do to identify areas where she needs to provide additional learning activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has good relationships with parents and works with them to ensure children's emotional and practical needs are well supported. The childminder praises the children's achievements and they show pride at their successes. The close relationship children build with the childminder and her co-childminder means their emotional well- being is well supported. The childminder ensures children develop a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. She provides opportunities for regular exercise in local parks and in the garden. Appealing home-cooked meals and colourful snacks encourage children to try a range of fruit and vegetables. They develop an understanding of the importance of a balanced diet to promote good health.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making expected progress in all areas of learning and are working within the range of development typical for their age. Children are well motivated and enthusiastic learners, a key skill for the move on to primary education. They have very good physical skills, confidently negotiating the steps to the outside area and are successful in feeding themselves from a young age. They are very independent and are confident to make decisions for themselves about what they are going to play with. Older children enjoy books and stories. They enjoy recounting rhymes from memory.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495914 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 1032084 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and works from her co-childminder's home in Bebington, Wirral. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays. The childminder has a recognised childcare qualification at level 3.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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